酒 jiǔ wine; liquor
Made up of [氵 shuǐ water radical 85, 酉 yǒu wine vessel; Tenth earthly branch radical 164]Note
Combines the picture of an amphora (storage vessel) with the liquid radicalNumber of strokes 10
Related characters
Using 氵 shuǐ : 海 hǎi (sea) 法 fǎ (law) 满 mǎn (to fill) 泽 zé (pool) 治 zhì (to rule) 浅 qiǎn (shallow) 汗 hàn (perspiration) 没 méi (have not) 清 qīng (clear) 泡 pào (bubble) 洪 hóng (flood) 港 gǎng (harbor) 汽 qì (steam)
Sounds same
九 jiǔ (nine) 久 jiǔ (long time)Different tone
咎 jiù (fault) 就 jiù (at once) 旧 jiù (old)Pronunciation
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Cities
酒泉 Jiuquan, GansuProverbs
狗猛酒酸 gǒu měng jiǔ suān Bad company discourages true friends今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì Take advantage of good fortune while it is around
酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng yǒu Cupboard love
Phrases
啤酒 pí jiǔ beer葡萄酒 pú táo jiǔ wine
Also
酒浆 jiǔ jiāng wineRoutledge Grammar:Basic Chinese

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